Trellis



Feb. 16,1937. 5. GREEN v 2,070,988

YTRELLI' Filed Sept. 9, 1936 I /0 I -fl W H? l /0 v/ L V 2 I r T I W ATTORNEY SAMUEL C-aae INVENTOR Mw Patented Feb. 16, 1937 PATENT OFFICE UNITED STATES 3 Claims.

My invention relates to trellises and more particularly to metallic trellises, and has for its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive device of this character which may be easily as- In Fig. 1 a trellis is shown as being made of the central stake portion 5 of suitable length and material, preferably metal. The stake 5 is ornamented with a knob 6 and the lower end is sharpened as shown at l to facilitate driving the trellis into the ground. A number of spaced holes 8 are arranged lengthwise of; the stake, these may scribed later. a

The stake 5 may be of any suitable cross section and is here shown as round. This stake is flattened .out at ID as shown in detail in Fig. 2. In the flattened out portion I is formed the two holes l5, which take the two arms H and 12 of each trellis. The arm II is fastened to the stake through an opening by means of the closed hook 11. In like manner the arm I2 is fastened by means of the closed hook l6.

The arms II and I2 being pivoted to the stake 5, normally hang straight down as shown by the arm ll of the left-hand trellis in Fig. 1. When it is desired to use more than one trellis and to 40 have the arms thereof interjoin, a special arrangement on the ends of the arms permits such use. arm I2 is flattened and upright l3 containing the opening 14 is formed at said end. The end of the 45 arm II of an adjoining trellis may be placed in a the opening l4 and in this way the adjoining arms II of one trellis and the arms I2 of another will extend in a straight line as shown in Fig. 1. In this way a series of trellises may be used as de- 50 series of horizontal supports.

The holes 8 are used to support horizontal bars or members l8, of which one is shown in Fig. 1. Any number of these may be used as desired for 55 horizontal supports. The said members l8 are fastened along the stake 5 at the holes 8 by means of the screw 9 which may be threaded into the stake or may pass through the same and be threaded if desired for a purpose to be de-' As shown in detail in Fig. 3, the end of the sired toform a series of upright stakes and a thread into a suitable nut. Adjoining members l8 on adjacent stakes will abut each other and form an extended horizontalsupport for garden use. In Fig. 4 is shown a modification of the means by which the arms are secured to the main stake body. In this modification, the stake 5' terminates in the open hook member 2| and the arms II and I2 are joined thereto by means'of the closed hook members 20 and I9 respectively.

It will be obvious from the preceding description of the metal trellises that I have provided a useful and ornamental and inexpensive garden accessory that may be used year after year with a minimum of efiort. What I desire to cover as the substance of my invention is contained in the claims in which the invention is set forth.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modification of the means by which the free ends of the arms may be joined to each other. The arms I I and I2, here shown as tubular in form, join with each other to form the horizontal support. The end of the arm I l is straight, but at'the end and spaced from the end of the arm l2 are the loops or turns l3, I3 made in the metal of whichsaid arm 12' is made. The loops are large enough to receive the arm II and in this manner the two arms form a continuous horizontal support.

I claim: I

1. A trellis of the character described, comprising a plurality of uprights, arms pivotally connected with and extending from opposite sides of said uprights at a point near their upper end, the free end of an arm of oneupright having means to engage the free end of an arm of another upright so that said mentioned arms extend horizontally. e

2. A trellis of the character described, comprising a plurality of uprights, a plurality of arms pivotally connected with and extending from opposite sides of said uprights at a. point near the upper ends of said uprights, the free ends of certain of the arms of each upright hav ing means to engage the free ends of certain other of the arms of each upright so that said mentioned arms extend-horizontally.

3. A trellis of the character described, comprising one or more uprights, a plurality of arms pivotally connected with and extending from opposite sides of each of said uprights at a point near their upper end, the free ends of certain of the arms of each upright having means to engage the free ends of certain other of the arms of other uprights so that said mentioned arms extend horizontally, and means on each upright for supporting other arms spaced horizontally along said upright.

. SAMUEL GREEN. 

